Enfamil AR for reflux?

My 4 week old has reflux. And the dreaded colic. The reflux seems to be making his colic worse. We are currently doing a little rice cereal in his bottle, but was wondering if any moms have had success on Enfamil AR. He's currently on Gentlease and I don't think this formula is the right fit for him. Ped appt tomorrow for one month check up, but was wondering if anyone uses this formula for reflux?

He also suffers from EXTREME gas and I'm pretty sure the Gentlease might ...

Posted
11/08/2018

He also suffers from EXTREME gas and I'm pretty sure the Gentlease might actually be doing the opposite of what it claims 🤷

Yea gentlease didn’t work for us either. I used it for 3days and switched to AR which he stayed on AR until he was 12 months. Like I said it didn’t stop the reflux put it’s the only formula that helped it!

My baby girl was on A.R yes it help with her reflux but then started another problem she was so constipated from it being so thick. Now we had to switch her to reguline which isn’t for the reflux just bowel movement

My LO (little one) has reflux as well. It doesn’t bother him so we aren’t medicating but all that spit up is challenging and time consuming to deal with, as you know!

How is the rice cereal going? Our pedi suggested it yesterday and I was a little surprised. Four years ago when my DD (dear daughter) was born, adding anything to the bottle was a big no-no. Is it helping keep things down at all? I’m torn on what to do.

My LO has reflux as well. It doesn’t bother him so we aren’t medicating...

Posted
11/09/2018

My LO has reflux as well. It doesn’t bother him so we aren’t medicating but all that spit up is challenging and time consuming to deal with, as you know!

How is the rice cereal going? Our pedi suggested it yesterday and I was a little surprised. Four years ago when my DD was born, adding anything to the bottle was a big no-no. Is it helping keep things down at all? I’m torn on what to do.

Yes. The rice cereal is helping A TON! But it makes me nervous, cause like you said, years ago, adding it to a bottle, especially this young, was HUGE no no! But he recommended it and it's been helping alot. Just wondering if AR would do better since it's made to be a little thicker and I don't want him missing out on nutrition. Just torn on whether or not to stay like this or switch. Gentlease seems to be bringing along a ton of gas, but of course, that could also be the colic. We have an appt today so I guess we will just discuss pros and cons, etc.

My baby girl was on A.R yes it help with her reflux but then started another ...

Posted
11/09/2018

My baby girl was on A.R yes it help with her reflux but then started another problem she was so constipated from it being so thick. Now we had to switch her to reguline which isn’t for the reflux just bowel movement

My LO (little one) was constipated and screaming and straining so hard to poop and our ped recommended Gerber Soothe Colic Drops (which is a probiotic) to assist with the healthy gut bacteria, and it works like a dream. He has 1-2 poops per day. Maybe ask your ped about trying that! It was a life saver!! Still is!

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